Daoulas

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Daoulas
Daoulaz

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Daoulas is located in France
Daoulas
Administration
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Daoulas
Intercommunality Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Mayor Jean-Claude Le Tyrant
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–97 m (0–318 ft)
Land area1 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population2 1,754  (2008)
 - Density 324 /km2 (840 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 29043/ 29460
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°21′42″N 4°15′29″W / 48.3617°N 4.2581°W / 48.3617; -4.2581

Daoulas (Breton: Daoulaz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Population[edit]

Inhabitants of Daoulas are called in French Daoulasiens.

Historical population
Year Pop.   ±%  
1962 1,117 —    
1968 1,022 −8.5%
1975 1,046 +2.3%
1982 1,401 +33.9%
1990 1,640 +17.1%
1999 1,794 +9.4%
2008 1,754 −2.2%

Breton language[edit]

In 2008, 9.82% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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